We sprinted back to the car. We had to get down to those houses to see what was going on. I slid into the seat next to Tbag and Tweener was calling out from the trunk. God, he was probably frying in there. I nervously bit my lip and touched my hand to the seat as if this still made us connected somehow. Lincoln sped away towards the tiny town. Michael was mumbling to himself about what could have happened for them to build over that silo.
I still wasn't willing to let Tbag completely off the hook. Knowing him he probably led us to the wrong place on purpose so he could double cross us and get to the money on his own. I was staring at him skeptically trying to figure out his angle, but he was racking his brain trying to figure out what the map had said. Michael just continued to mumble louder and louder.
"You know you might want to ramble out some useful information," Tbag said, "unless you have all the answers tattooed on your ass."
"SHUT UP! " Michael shouted.
My mouthed dropped as Michael started shouting at the top of his lungs at Tbag. He said that the only thing he wanted to hear out of his mouth was where the location of that silo was or he was getting tossed to the side of the road. If looks could kill, then Tbag was trying to murder Michael with his glare. He clearly didn't like being yelled at. I reached out my hand and placed it on Tbag's shoulder.
"Are you sure you told us the right location?" I asked in a quiet whisper.
Rage masked his face and with lighting speed he latched onto my throat and pushed me down in the seat. I was on my back being crushed my Tbag's weight trying to catch my breath. He leaned in close to my ear.
"What did you just say to me?" he fumed.
I opened my mouth trying to explain, but Tbag only squeezed my throat tighter making it impossible for any noise to come out. I was completely at his mercy.
"We may be out of that prison sweetheart, but I suggest you watch what you say around me. Mr. Mafia isn't here to protect you."
My eyes widened at that very scary realization. I brought my hand up to Tbag's arm trying to get him to loosen his grip. Everything was starting to go fuzzy.
"HEY! What does the map say Theodore?" Michael yelled.
Tbag looked back to Michael and released my throat. I started coughing up my right lung and Tbag pulled me back up in my seat by my elbow. Lincoln had turned into the subdivision and there were so many different houses and I had no idea how we were going to find the right one. Tbag was tapping his fingers on his forehead trying to get us to the right location. Michael was just staring fixedly at this one house with that look on his face.
"The silo was outside the trees," Tbag said confidently.
"No they were inside. Look at that house over there. All those trees were planted at the same time, but those two are shorter. Something was blocking them from sunlight."
My eyes rounded in excitement as I stared at the house eagerly. Let's just get in there and get the money.
"So the money is underneath the house?" I asked.
Michael shook his head.
"It's underneath the garage."
"Let's do this," said Lincoln.
We all opened our doors to approach the house, but that front door opened first and someone stepped outside. Damn, somebody always had to get in the way. I watched as this nasty skank of a woman emerged from the house. She strutted down the sidewalk like she was on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show wearing only this silky robe. She bent over seductively to pick up the newspaper, and no one else was outside so who was she trying to impress. I rolled my eyes wanting to get this show on the road. I looked over to Tbag who was staring with interest at that skank. My mouth dropped, was he serious? I clenched my fists together and gritted my teeth wanting nothing more than to rip this woman's hair out and I had absolutely no idea why.
"Considering this is 5 million we are talking about, I could always take a screw driver to her temple." Said Tbag.
I found myself raising my eyebrows and lifting my shoulders like it was a viable option. Oh my god, I had just agreed with Tbag to kill someone, what was wrong with me?
"We will find a way without hurting anyone," Michael said.
Desperate times call for desperate measures Michael. Wait, what was I thinking? I shook my head back and forth a few times trying to clear the violent thoughts out of my head. Before we were spotted, Lincoln quickly sped the car away from the subdivision. We hid ourselves a little ways out of the small subdivision in a field with tons of dandelions growing. I stepped out of the car and picked at a few of the flowers. Tbag angrily got out of the car.
"He screwed us over on the inside, we can't trust him," he growled.
I instantly perked up at realizing they were talking about Tweener. I stood up and ran over to the trunk waiting to let him out. If only the others were just as happy to see him as I was. Lincoln flipped open the door to the trunk, and Tweener squinted his eyes as the sunlight poured in. He climbed out of the car and immediately threw his jacket on the ground. I pouted my lip because the poor guy was sweating like no other. I started to walk towards him, but Tbag blocked my path.
"I want my fair share of the money," Tweener demanded.
He looked over to me unsure if he should have said that, but I gave him a small smile like I was proud of him.
"That can be arranged, but first we have to make sure we can trust you," Michael said.
"For the record, I trust him," I said crossing my arms across my chest.
"For the record, no one cares what you think," mocked Tbag.
I glared at him, and he brushed the hair off of my shoulder. I looked over to Tweener who looked like he could punch Tbag. That's my man.
"I need you to go get these supplies and fill the car up with gas," said Michael handing over a list.
Tweener hesitantly took the list and read it through seeing if it was even manageable. Lincoln tossed the keys over to him. I confidently stepped forward.
"I'll go with him. We can get done twice as fast with two people."
Tweener smiled at me, and I winked at him. Of course, another perk would be getting to spend some time together. I started to walk towards him, but Tbag grabbed ahold of my arm.
"I don't think so Laneykins," he growled.
"You don't trust me T?" I said giving him my biggest puppy dog eyes.
"No I don't. And I don't trust him. And I sure as hell don't trust you two together so you are staying right here."
I opened my mouth to argue, but Tbag just yanked me backwards further away from Tweener. Tbag firmly gripped my waist and held me against his chest. Tweener was trying to act like it wasn't bothering him, but it clearly was. I just looked at him apologetically and gave him a small encouraging smile. He started moving towards the car.
"And kid," Tbag said, "don't do anything stupid because it might not end too well for miss Laneykins here."
Tweener gave Tbag a death glare before climbing into the car and slamming the door shut. He quickly sped away in an angry fashion. Tbag lightened his hold and I jerked away from him. I gave him an annoyed look, and he only grinned at me.
"It's not funny. He has insecurity issues, and you only make it worse when you do things that like," I snapped.
Tbag winked at me like he knew exactly what he was doing, and I clenched my teeth to try and restrain from hitting him. I looked over to Michael and Lincoln for some assistance, but they weren't going to help because they didn't like Tweener either. Apparently, you try and spoil a prison escape attempt and you lose all the trust and votes of confidence. A part of me felt guilty because I was the one who had pushed Tweener so much on trying to bust the escape until he was in on it.
And then I felt even more guilty because it was mostly for selfish reasons. I loved Tweener the way I had never loved anyone else and it made me put his needs before others. I wanted him to be in on the escape because I wanted him to get away from the people that were hurting him on the inside, but now that he was out he still had to face the wrath of Tbag. I was snapped out of my thoughts when the guys started walking back towards the subdivision and threatened to leave me behind. I sucked up all my guilty feelings and started chasing after Tbag.